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Islanders vs. Hurricanes February 11, 2013

UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 11: Frans Nielsen #51 of the New York Islanders is held off by Eric Staal #12 of the Carolina Hurricanes at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on February 11, 2013 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft